“Bo McGraw and the Legend of the Alabama Bigfoot,” a
feature-length film set in Conecuh County, is set to debut this coming Saturday
at the Crescent Theater in Mobile.
Directed by Jon Miller and starring Steve Jenks, Lindsay Anne
Williams and comedian “Killer Beaz,” this “fun, family movie” is about Bo
McGraw, a “bumbling outdoor enthusiast” who “clumsily attempts to capture the
elusive Bigfoot” after a “series of unexplained creature sightings make news in
rural Alabama.”
In a phone interview with Jenks earlier this week, he said
that the movie is about 75 minutes long and features footage shot in and around
Evergreen, including scenes shot at Booker’s Mill. Filming started in late
January, and Jenks said the story is set in the fictional community of Pine
Straw, Alabama, which in the movie is located just outside of Evergreen, the
“Bigfoot Capital of Alabama.”
Filming continued through February, March and into April and
preparations for the film included interviews with local Bigfoot enthusiast
Ashley McPhaul, who teamed up months ago with stars of the TV show “Killing
Bigfoot” to investigate reported Bigfoot sightings in and around the Pine
Orchard community, which sits on the Conecuh-Monroe county line.
Jenks, who plays the role of Bo McGraw in the movie, said he
met and interviewed McPhaul, a resident of Excel, to learn more about real-life
Bigfoot research methods and techniques. Quotes from McPhaul’s interview about
Bigfoot actually made their way into the movie, which will be publicly shown
for the first time on Saturday, starting at 11 a.m., Jenks said.
“The movie is basically about Bo McGraw, who’s just a
well-meaning, but bumbling, country boy who’s trying to make it big as a
country music singer,” Jenks said. “The story begins with him practicing on his
guitar, preparing to go on a talent show like ‘American Idol.’ A Yeti or
Sasquatch-type creature steals his guitar and most of the rest of the movie is
about him trying to find Bigfoot and get his guitar back.”
Jenks said that the movie is a clean, family film that
includes a lot of laughs.
“Bo talks to a wide variety of humorous witnesses and Yeti
experts,” Jenks said. “And there’s even a talking squirrel. It includes a
little something for everybody, and we think people will really enjoy it.”
Jenks noted that many in the reading audience will be
familiar with Killer Beaz, the stage name of standup comedian Truett S. Beasley
Jr., a native of Andalusia. Beasley is frequently seen on The Nashville Network
and CMT and is a frequent guest on the “John Boy and Billy” radio show.
The Crescent Theater is located at 208 Dauphin St. in
Mobile, and general admission tickets to Saturday’s movie premiere are $7.50
each. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at
www.brownpapertickets.com.
Jenks noted that the movie will be made available for
viewing online through Amazon Prime about two weeks after its premiere at the
Crescent Theater. For more information about the movie and to watch a trailer
for the film, visit the website
BoMcGraw.com.
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